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Nestor

Pronounced /ˈnɛstɚ/

Rank in 2024
#1,709
Born in 2024
97
Peak year
1991 · #586
Origin
Ancient Greek

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 97 boys were named Nestor, about 1 in every 17,684.
  • It peaked in 1991 with 300 babies, ranked #586.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1885.
  • 10,317 boys have been named Nestor since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Nestor per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 408 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 384 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 774 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,147 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 3,259 babies, 0.11 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,100 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,223 babies, 0.06 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/ˈnɛstɚ/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Nestor, CC BY-SA 4.0.